In Development
Gravity-2 (Yinli-2)
Two-stage, partially reusable kerosene-liquid oxygen heavy-lift rocket with a vertically landing first stage powered by nine in-house Yuanli-110 engines - Orienspace's higher-than-Falcon-9-class vehicle.
OrienspaceGravity-1 (Yinli-1)
Active
Solid-propellant medium-lift launch vehicle with a unique configuration of four ground-lit strap-on boosters and three air-lit core stages. Sea-launched from a barge off Haiyang, it is the world's largest and most powerful solid-fuel carrier rocket.
Latest update Sep 18, 2026
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Current status
Four successful sea launches (January 2024 maiden, October 2025 second, July 2026 third far-sea commercial mission, and September 16, 2026 Y3). Y3 lofted eight Qianfan networking satellites plus an EUHT technology-test satellite from waters off Shanghai, more than three tonnes of net payload to about 800 km, Gravity-1's first giant-LEO constellation networking flight. Orienspace told CCTV it wants two more batch missions before 2027 after the Q3 flight.
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Specifications8
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Upcoming milestones1
Announced next steps from Orienspace that mention Gravity-1 (Yinli-1).
2027
Scale Gravity-1 launch cadence
TargetTwo more Gravity-1 flights before 2027
Gravity-1 Y3 lofted eight Qianfan networking satellites and one EUHT technology-test satellite from waters off Shanghai at 06:00 Beijing time on September 16, 2026 (22:00 UTC September 15), the vehicle's fourth success and its first giant-LEO constellation networking mission. Orienspace told CCTV it wants two more batch missions before 2027 after that Q3 flight. Gravity-2 has not flown, so Gravity-1 remains the company's only operational launcher.
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In the news1
Orienspace's Gravity-1 flies first commercial sea launch
Orienspace's solid-fuel Gravity-1 rocket lifted off from a service ship in the East China Sea off Shanghai on July 22, 2026, its third flight and first fully commercial mission. The launch deployed nine satellites, including six Dongpo satellites for the Huantian constellation, and set a new national record for combined payload weight delivered into orbit by a Chinese private rocket, marking China's first far-sea commercial launch.
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In DevelopmentGravity-3 (Yinli-3)
Orienspace's planned super-heavy launch vehicle for large-scale space construction and deep-space missions, specified on the company product page as an 81-meter rocket with an 8-meter fairing, 3,400-tonne liftoff mass and 5,040-tonne liftoff thrust, sized at 100 tonnes to LEO, 74 tonnes to 500 km SSO and 23 tonnes to GTO, with full-vehicle recovery as the design goal.
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